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2019 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CROSS — STEERING

crash1 injured · 1853469 · 2022-11-13

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
ECLIPSE CROSS
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
STEERING
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

It appears the EclipseCross electrical system shut down while traveling in a rain storm causing a accident when engine shut down and steering was affected, this caused vehicle to lose control and hit concrete barrier. Air bags were deployed except for the driver side that took the impact, reason unknown. Vehicle was a total loss as judged by the insurance company. Driver was injured but sustained only minor injuries, but this situation did affect 2 other vehicles. Electrical "glitch" happened once before but was so minor as noted it shut off can came back on while driving it appeared to be a fluke incident.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11493369
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown